rofessor, Postgraduate Program in Technology for Social Development at UFRJ
Collaborator, Department of Electronic Engineering at the Engineering School of UFRJ
Extension Director, Interdisciplinary Nucleus for Social Development (NIDES / UFRJ)
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
| Degrees | Ph.D. Production Engineering :: COPPE / Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (2014) M.S. Production Engineering :: COPPE / Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (2008) B.S. Computer and Electronics Engineering :: POLI / Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (2005) |
Celso works on engineering and STS, at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). He is a board member of Brazilian STS Association (ESOCITE.BR). Graduated in computer engineer in UFRJ, his master and doctoral degrees were advised by Michel Thiollent (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Michel_Thiollent), a sociologist who is reference in Action-Research in Latin-America. During these years, he developed a very strong interest in STS. In 2015, he edited a special thematic issue about “engineering and social development” of Tecnologia e Sociedade (Society and Technology), the journal linked to the Brazilian STS association ESOCITE.BR (https://periodicos.utfpr.edu.br/rts/issue/view/216).
He is also a Professor at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and a member of SOLTEC (Technical Solidarity), that is a is an interdisciplinary program of extension, research, and education, which develops networking projects with a territorial and participatory approach in the fields of Technology for Social Inclusion and Solidarity Economy. He teaches “Critical Theory of Technology” in a master degree and “Free Software and Participatory Design” in computer engineering undergraduate. He is also a undergraduate and graduate advisor.
last updated: June 29th, 2020
Critical Theory of Technology, Engineering for Social Development, Solidarity Economy, Participatory Action Research (PAR), Agile Software Development, Participatory Design, Free Software, Community informatics